Richest Automotive Billionaires

See 73 Automotive billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.
73 billionaires·Updated Oct 12, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountrySource of Wealth
1Susanne Klatten$23.2B#112GermanyBMW, pharmaceuticals
2Stefan Quandt$22.2B#120GermanyBMW
3Ernest Garcia II$21.8B#123United StatesUsed cars
4Wang Chuanfu$21.1B#127ChinaBatteries, automobiles
5Lu Xiangyang$16.5B#168ChinaAutomobiles, batteries
6Shahid Khan$16.3B#171United StatesSports teams, auto parts
7Eric Li$16.1B#176ChinaAutomobiles
8Georg Schaeffler$15B#195GermanyAuto parts
9Dan Friedkin$12.6B#257United StatesToyota dealerships
10Roger Penske$11.1B#323United StatesCars
11Vikram Lal$10.7B#340IndiaMotorcycles
12Ernest Garcia III$9.63B#378United StatesUsed cars
13Wei Jianjun$8.65B#438ChinaAutomobiles
14Vivek Chaand Sehgal$8.22B#469AustraliaAuto parts
15Piero Ferrari$8.07B#478ItalyAutomobiles
16Wu Jianshu$6.78B#601Hong KongAuto parts
17Venu Srinivasan$6.74B#603IndiaTwo-wheelers
18Mong-Koo Chung$6.33B#634South KoreaHyundai
19Euisun Chung$5.45B#761South KoreaHyundai
20Gail Miller$5.24B#809United StatesCar dealerships
21Abhay Firodia$4.79B#901IndiaAutomobiles
22Mark Shoen$4.78B#905United StatesU-Haul
23Nicolas D'Ieteren$4.76B#910BelgiumAuto parts, distribution
24Baba Kalyani$4.74B#915IndiaEngineering
25Abdulla Al Futtaim$4.68B#926United Arab EmiratesAuto dealers, investments
26Walter Frey$4.45B#972SwitzerlandCar dealerships
27Norman Braman$4.11B#1037United StatesArt, car dealerships
28Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann$4.08B#1049GermanyAuto parts
29Xia Zuoquan$4.07B#1051ChinaAutomobiles, batteries
30E. Joe Shoen$3.99B#1066United StatesU-Haul
31Nirmal Minda$3.91B#1083IndiaAuto parts
32Catheline Perier D'Ieteren$3.28B#1294BelgiumAuto parts, distribution
33Lachhman Das Mittal$3.07B#1378IndiaTractors
34Peter Unger$2.77B#1512GermanyAuto repair
35Herb Chambers$2.76B#1518United StatesCar dealerships
36Li Xiang$2.63B#1578ChinaElectric vehicles
37Jiang Yintai$2.49B#1656ChinaAuto parts
38Arvind Poddar$2.47B#1671IndiaTires
39Alberto Bombassei$2.39B#1724ItalyAutomotive brakes
40Francois Feuillet$2.32B#1773FranceMotorhomes, RVs
41Hiroshi Ishibashi$2.21B#1859JapanTires
42Joseph 'Pitt' Reeves Hyde III$2B#2067United StatesAuto Parts
43Wang Jianfeng$1.98B#2084ChinaAuto parts
44Terry Taylor$1.88B#2192United StatesCar dealerships
45Dong Jinggui$1.81B#2273ChinaElectric scooters
46JB Straubel$1.8B#2296United StatesTesla
47Amnon Shashua$1.77B#2336IsraelAutomotive technology
48Pawan Munjal$1.73B#2367IndiaMotorcycles
49Kimbal Musk$1.69B#2415United StatesTesla, SpaceX
50Suman Munjal$1.66B#2450IndiaMotorcycles
51Willis Johnson$1.66B#2453United StatesDamaged cars
52He Xiaopeng$1.66B#2459ChinaElectric vehicles
53Renu Munjal$1.66B#2460IndiaMotorcycles
54Ulrich Mommert$1.64B#2483AustriaLighting
55Chin Jong Hwa$1.59B#2529TaiwanAuto parts
56Shrikant Badve$1.58B#2538Indiaauto parts
57Wang Miaotong$1.54B#2576Chinaauto parts
58Alexander Sixt$1.51B#2629GermanyCar rentals
59Konstantin Sixt$1.51B#2630GermanyCar rentals
60Smagulov Nurlan$1.4B#2788KazakhstanAutomotive
61Ziv Aviram$1.39B#2794IsraelAutomotive technology
62Naresh Jain$1.38B#2804IndiaAuto components
63Onkar Kanwar$1.36B#2835IndiaTires
64Rahul Dhoot$1.29B#2937IndiaAuto components
65Suresh Krishna$1.26B#2969IndiaAuto parts
66Carolin Hachenberg$1.23B#3006GermanyMotor Homes
67Christian Hymer$1.23B#3007GermanyMotor Homes
68A. Jayson Adair$1.17B#3084United StatesDamaged cars
69Ravi S.$1.16B#3107IndiaAutomotive components
70Cho Hyun-beom$1.16B#3114South KoreaTire manufacturing
71Lu Zhongfang$1.08B#3246ChinaEducation
72Xu Xudong$1.07B#3283ChinaAuto parts
73Huang Yi$1.05B#3305Hong KongCar dealerships

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.